The sad news was
received Tuesday afternoon that Mansfield W. Arries died from being
exposed to the weather after receiving injuries by a tree falling
upon him.

Mr. Arries at the
time of the accident was working two miles from his home in Little
Black, engaged in cutting wood, and in some incomprehensible manner
was caught beneath the tree. His leg was fractured and his back was
injured; frantic calls for help could not be heard. How long he had
lain in this suffering state of body is not exactly known but it is
thought five hours at least elapsed before he was found by his good
wife. She had a presumption some accident had happened when he
failed to come home for his meal and she went in search, finding
him in a painful plight, for the nipping frost had raised havoc
with his hands and feet. In spite of all this he was still
conscious, and the plucky wife, with the terrifying experience,
hurried to the homes of neighbors some distance away. The injured
man was removed to his home but the catastrophe was too severe and
he succumbed to the call soon afterward. –Medford Sun.